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Best places to live in Greater Madison

16 places with 439,772 residents within about 25 km of Madison, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Madison, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Middleton (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 18,979 residents    73
  2. 2Monona (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 8,164 residents    71
  3. 3Madison (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 280,305 residents    71
  4. 4Verona (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 12,540 residents    70
  5. 5Oregon (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 10,043 residents    69
  6. 6Fitchburg (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 27,996 residents    69
  7. 7Waunakee
    Wisconsin, 13,311 residents    68
  8. 8Sun Prairie (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 32,365 residents    68
  9. 9Shorewood Hills
    Wisconsin, 2,037 residents    67
  10. 10McFarland (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 8,209 residents    66

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For retired couples

  1. 1Middleton (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 18,979 residents    71
  2. 2Verona (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 12,540 residents    70
  3. 3Monona (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 8,164 residents    68
  4. 4Waunakee
    Wisconsin, 13,311 residents    67
  5. 5Fitchburg (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 27,996 residents    67
  6. 6Oregon (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 10,043 residents    67
  7. 7Sun Prairie (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 32,365 residents    67
  8. 8Shorewood Hills
    Wisconsin, 2,037 residents    67
  9. 9Madison (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 280,305 residents    66
  10. 10McFarland (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 8,209 residents    64

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For remote workers

  1. 1Middleton (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 18,979 residents    64
  2. 2Monona (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 8,164 residents    62
  3. 3Fitchburg (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 27,996 residents    62
  4. 4Verona (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 12,540 residents    61
  5. 5Sun Prairie (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 32,365 residents    61
  6. 6Oregon (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 10,043 residents    61
  7. 7Madison (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 280,305 residents    60
  8. 8Waunakee
    Wisconsin, 13,311 residents    59
  9. 9McFarland (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 8,209 residents    56
  10. 10DeForest
    Wisconsin, 8,936 residents    56

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For commuters

  1. 1Madison (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 280,305 residents    84
  2. 2Monona (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 8,164 residents    76
  3. 3Middleton (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 18,979 residents    76
  4. 4Fitchburg (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 27,996 residents    69
  5. 5Verona (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 12,540 residents    67
  6. 6Shorewood Hills
    Wisconsin, 2,037 residents    67
  7. 7McFarland (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 8,209 residents    66
  8. 8Waunakee
    Wisconsin, 13,311 residents    66
  9. 9Oregon (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 10,043 residents    65
  10. 10Sun Prairie (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 32,365 residents    65

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For single professionals

  1. 1Madison (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 280,305 residents    76
  2. 2Middleton (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 18,979 residents    63
  3. 3Monona (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 8,164 residents    62
  4. 4Fitchburg (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 27,996 residents    51
  5. 5Sun Prairie (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 32,365 residents    48
  6. 6Verona (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 12,540 residents    48
  7. 7Oregon (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 10,043 residents    48
  8. 8Waunakee
    Wisconsin, 13,311 residents    44
  9. 9McFarland (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 8,209 residents    43
  10. 10Cottage Grove (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 6,854 residents    43

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Middleton (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 18,979 residents    49
  2. 2Madison (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 280,305 residents    49
  3. 3Monona (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 8,164 residents    46
  4. 4Verona (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 12,540 residents    45
  5. 5Fitchburg (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 27,996 residents    44
  6. 6Oregon (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 10,043 residents    44
  7. 7Sun Prairie (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 32,365 residents    43
  8. 8Shorewood Hills
    Wisconsin, 2,037 residents    43
  9. 9Waunakee
    Wisconsin, 13,311 residents    42
  10. 10DeForest
    Wisconsin, 8,936 residents    41

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Towns in Greater Madison